Look beyond
Author: Zoey Raven
last update2026-03-30 19:52:00

CHAPTER 47: LOOK BEYOND

"Eira, darling, did you really think you could escape me?" the Architect’s voice echoed, laced with amusement.

Eira’s heart hammered against her ribs, the desolate landscape offering no solace. “Where am I?” she demanded, her voice trembling despite her efforts to sound strong.

"Why, you are home. Or rather, where your new home shall be." He gestured grandly, and the swirling violet clouds parted to reveal a grotesque cityscape of obsidian towers piercing the crimson
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